Attachment for clothes-wringers



J. E. GEISSINGER. ATTACHMENT FOR CLOTHES WRINGERS.

APPLICATION fILED JUNE 14. I920.

Patented Jan. 18,1921.

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,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE E. GEISSINGER, OF SEALER TOWNSHIP, NEAR MILLVALE, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR CLOTHES-WRINGERS.

Application filed June 14,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jessa E. GEISSINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Shaler township, near Millvale in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Attachments for Clothesringers; and I do declare the following to be a iull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such 'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to clotheswringers broadly, but more specifically to an attachment therefor, the purpose of this attachment being to feed the clothes between the press-rolls, thus enabling the operator to do this work efiectively and obviate the necessity of using the hands as is ordinarily done, which custom oftentimes causes the operators fingers to get caught between the rollers and severely in'ured. An attachment of this kind is especially, although not necessarily, designed for use in connection with power driven clothes-wringers.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device of this kind which may be applied on conventional types of wringers y inexperienced persons, it necessitating no structural changes whatsoever of the wringer.

A further object of the invention is to generally improve upon devices of this character by providing one of extreme simplicity, durability, and strength, which is highly efiective in use, inex nsive to manufacture, and easy to manipu ate, it being provided with means for automatically moving it out of the way when it is not in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a conventional type of clothes-wringer equipped with an attachment constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and showing the position that my improved feeder takes when it is out of use.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 388,871.

Fig. 3 is a View like Fig. 2 showing the manner of using the device and the position clothes between them, thus obviating the necessity of performing this work with the hands as is ordinarily done.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodi ment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a conventional type of clothes-wringer which includes a pair of press-rolls 2, and a feed-board 3, which parts are of the usual construction and arrangement.

My invention resides in the construction and arrangement of a manually operated member for engaging and forcing the clothes between the rollers 2. As before stated, the device is in the form of an attachment. It comprises a pair of bearings 4 which are adapted to be secured upon the uprights of the wringer-frame adjacent to, and slightly above the upper press-roller. Associated with and journaled in these bearings is a rock-shaft 5, provided at its 0pposite ends with journals 6 which are rotatably mounted in said bearings. In addition to this, the shaft includes a crank-arm 7, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. If desired the major portion of this rock-shaft may be non-circular to permit a clothes feeding member to be effectively se cured thereto. This member may be of any suitable form, but I prefer to employ a semicircular plate 10 for the purpose, the same being secured at one of its ends to the rockshaft, while its opposite free longitudinal edge is disposed in close proximity to the In use the device is applied on the intake side of the wringer at a point just above the upper press-roller so that the eliective edge of the feed member 10 may be moved downwardly to coact with the rollers in the manner illustrated in Fig[ 3. After the device is in place, the clothing C may be placed upon the inclined board 3 and the end of the clothing forced up into close contact with the press'rolls as shown in Fig. 2. Then, the handle 11 may be gripped and the plate 10 moved downwardly and inwardly until its free longitudinal edge comes into engagement with the clothes. With a further outward push, the clothes may be forced between the rolls enough to cause them to be gripped by the latter. As soon as the press-rolls talze hold of the clothes the handle 11 may be released, and the spring 12 will return the member to ineffective position, in which position it is entirely out of the way and will not interfere with the work of the press-rolls.

An attachment of this nature is especially designed for use in connection with power operated wringers, which type of wringers are more apt to draw the operators fingers between the press-rolls and mash them. Employment of my device will protect the fingers of the operator, and will cause the press-rolls to obtain a more effective grip on the clothing. The attachment is simple in construction, easy to operate, will absolutely prevent injury to an operators fingers, and it is inexpensive to both the manufacturer and the user. Also, due to its simplicity, the attachment may be applied by inexperienced persons. Furthermore, due to the employment of the coiled spring, the feed member is automatically moved to ineffective position which is a highly desirable feature.

It is thought that the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings is suflicient to enable persons skilled in the art to which this invention relates, to obtain a clear understanding of the same, therefore, a more prolonged description is deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred form of the same, and that various minor changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a clothes wringer including a pair of press-rollers, ol a shaft rotatably mounted on said wringer and provided with :1 cranl: arm, an arcuate feedplate secured on the shaft, one of its longitudinal edges being in a position to be swung between the rollers for forcing the clothes between the latter, and a spring conneetinl to the crank-arm and wringer for moving the plate to inell'ective position.

2. An attachment for clothes-- wringrers comprising a shaft to be rotatably mounted on the wringer, the same ineludii k a crunh arm, a feed plate carried by the shaft, and springs for conm tion to the wringer and crank-arm to automaticully move the plate to ineffective position.

3. The combination with a clotlics-wriug 'ci' including a pair oi". pres-trolls; ol :1 shall. rotatably mounted on the wringer udjai-eul the upper press roll, an arcuate feed plate having one oi its ends secured on the shall to position its opposite edge in u position to force the clothes between the rolls, and means to retain the plate normally in inel' iective position.

l. The combination with a clothes-wringer including a pair of press-rolls and a :lfeedboard leading thereto; of bearings secured to said wringer, a shaft including c'anl; arm and journals mounted in said bearings, an arcuate "feed-plate fastened at one of its e( to said shaft, the opposite edge being arranged in a position to be swung against the clothes to force them between the rolls, and a coiled spring secured to the wringer and crank arm to move the plate to incl? 'Fcctive position when it is out of use.

5. An attachment for clothes-wringers comprising bearings for connection to a wringer, a shaft to be journuled in the bearings, said shaft being provided with a crank arm, a "feed-plate carried by the shult, and a coiled spring connected to the crank arm, its opposite end to be connected to the wringer.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JESSE E. GEISSINC-llilll.

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